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Boston Globe - Entertainment

'You don't really have any friends, do you, Dad?' Andrew McCarthy sets out to reclaim his male friendships. -- "Who Needs Friends" is McCarthy's chronicle of his 10,000-mile journey across the United States to reconnect with his old friends and make some new ones along the way.

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After his cheating scandal, can Dave Grohl reclaim his 'nice guy' image with the new Foo Fighters album?

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chris vognar - 'Adam's Apple' spotlights a trans New Hampshire teen and a family that leads with love - The film screens at IFFBoston on April 27.

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Boston's Megan Kate Nelson peels back the layers of Western frontier myths -- In "The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier," she explores the lives of seven protagonists who don't fit into stereotypes of Western expansion.

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Elizabeth Warren says it's time to 'put an end to this war right now' during 'Late Show' appearance -- Sen. Warren told host Stephen Colbert that Americans deserve to know why their country is waging a war in Iran.

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odie henderson review - The Boston-based dark comedy 'The Drama' stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. Our critic gave it zero stars. If you knew the twist in the movie, you wouldn't go see it.

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Why isn't there a 'Real Housewives of Boston'?

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A new PBS Thoreau documentary helps convert a skeptic

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Noah Kahan talks new album, recreating 'Fever Pitch' scene at Fenway on Fallon -- On the eve of the release of his latest album, Kahan paid a visit to "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Thursday.

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'Psycho' actor Anthony Perkins got married at this beachy $3.35m Wellfleet house in 1973 -- The history of 135 Newcomb Hollow Road in Wellfleet includes the wedding of Hollywood's Anthony Perkins. It's on the market for $3.35 million.

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CHRIS VOGNAR NOTEBOOK -- How the laughing emoji became the favorite insult of the lazy and incurious -- It's easy to spot people using the laughing emoji to respond to even the worst of news stories.

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New docs on Jerry West and the 'Jail Blazers' arrive in time for NBA Playoffs -- Catch up with a couple of recent documentaries, one a story of tormented heroism, one not so much, both worth watching.

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'Lorne' is a superficial portrait of a comedy legend -- You'd think you'd learn something about "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels from this documentary. But NOOOOO!

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'Marty Supreme,' a 'Stranger Things' spinoff, plus more movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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In 'Open Machine' at the ICA, dance meets digital as artists navigate AI's influence on stage

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'The O.C.' star Ben McKenzie wants you to know: 'Everyone Is Lying to You for Money'

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Evidence against singer D4vd in killing of 14-year-old girl will be revealed in court within days

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The enslavement of Native Americans is a lesser-known part of our national history. Linford D. Fisher wants to change that.

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Michael Tilson Thomas, eminent orchestra leader, dies at 81

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The empathetic 'I Swear' continues advocacy for Tourette's syndrome

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Governor Tim Walz to release 'Good Neighbors,' inspired by ICE surge in Minnesota and the pushback

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The MFA posted pictures of a nude performance artist on Instagram. The commenters went wild.

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'Pretty in Pink' is 40 years old. Its soundtrack remains a mixtape masterpiece.

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Phantom threads and muddled metaphors haunt 'Mother Mary'

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Donnie Wahlberg talks Jaylen Brown's 'Boston Blue' cameo, crowns Fallon 'the sixth New Kid' on 'The Tonight Show'

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At Yale: looking at faces of the 20th century, the body in decline, and a great architect's career

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Your guide to Vermont music (beyond Noah Kahan)

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John Turturro, Paul Giamatti, and Tatiana Maslany to star in ART's revival of Ionesco's 'Rhinoceros'

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Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

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Emma Copley Eisenberg's bold and ambitious stories celebrate fat bodies and the people who live in them

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Local bestsellers for the week ended April 19

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